Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 100514

Abortion: Health Services

Tabled: 16 December 2025

Answered: 6 January 2026

Question

Carla Lockhart

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that women considering abortion are provided with comprehensive information on all available options, including parenting, adoption, and perinatal palliative care.

Answer

Karin Smyth

In line with the Department’s required standard operating procedures for the approval of independent sector places for termination of pregnancy in England, women seeking abortion services must be given impartial, accurate, and evidence-based information s...

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